TY - JOUR
T1 - Music students' perception of the use of multi-media technology at the graduate level in Hong Kong higher education
AU - Ho, Wai Chung
N1 - Funding Information:
The Masters Programme places special emphasis on the role of technology and computers. The Electro-Acoustic Music Centre (EMC) and the Laboratory for Music Exploration and Research (LaMER) are the ideal places to use computers and other audio equipment to support performance activities. The EMC was built in 1990 to support the Bachelor Degree in Music Course, and is used for a unique stream in music production and composition. It is a centre where MA students can make recordings and experiment with MIDI music. The Digital Performer is the main programme used in the centre. With its double-wall design, the EMC is highly suited to professional standard recording. Moreover, there is one teaching room affiliated with the EMC that students can use to edit their MIDI and audio recordings. There are six stations in this room, and usually three to four students may work on one station in the class. Each station includes a computer, a small mixer, audio interface, MIDI interface, sound modules and a MIDI keyboard. Funded in part by government research grants, the Department opened the Laboratory for Music Exploration and Research (LaMER) in 2002. The acoustically treated 550ft2 facility is designed as a multi-purpose Research Laboratory and Project Space for Real-time Computer Music, Music Education, and Performance. The lab is equipped with cameras and recording equipment to allow unobtrusive observation of various musical activities, and can hold up to 40 subjects. To support performance activities, the lab has a DC3 Yamaha Disklavier grand piano, allowing MIDI playback of the pianists’ exact movements. This, combined with the visual and audio recording capabilities, makes it an excellent environment for students to learn about their own performances. Besides these two music centres, other teaching rooms are well-equipped with a computer, a white board, an overhead projector, a visualizer, a CD player, a DVD player, a laser disc player and a video player. All these support tools are linked to a LCD projector.
Funding Information:
Wai-Chung Ho, Department of Music, Hong Kong Baptist University. This research project was funded by a Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist University. I am especially grateful to the music students involved in the study for agreeing to participate and for providing valuable information for the research. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Department of Music, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong–China. e-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - The core purpose of this paper is to draw together research issues and concrete problems with the use of multimedia technology at the graduate level in higher music education by examining one university's responses to the challenges posed by the use of multimedia technology as a teaching and learning aid for music education. Between June and July 2006, this study conducted a simple questionnaire and interview survey of 16 postgraduate students. The results suggest that music students are confident in their abilities to use multimedia technologies but that many do not believe that the introduction of multimedia technologies into the curriculum will improve the quality of their education. Whilst students' motivation to learn depends on their interest in the subject and their lecturer's approach, the incorporation of technology should always be relevant to each individual module. The results of this case study could help other universities respond to the changes brought about by electronic learning and other educational multimedia technology.
AB - The core purpose of this paper is to draw together research issues and concrete problems with the use of multimedia technology at the graduate level in higher music education by examining one university's responses to the challenges posed by the use of multimedia technology as a teaching and learning aid for music education. Between June and July 2006, this study conducted a simple questionnaire and interview survey of 16 postgraduate students. The results suggest that music students are confident in their abilities to use multimedia technologies but that many do not believe that the introduction of multimedia technologies into the curriculum will improve the quality of their education. Whilst students' motivation to learn depends on their interest in the subject and their lecturer's approach, the incorporation of technology should always be relevant to each individual module. The results of this case study could help other universities respond to the changes brought about by electronic learning and other educational multimedia technology.
KW - Graduate level
KW - Hong Kong higher education
KW - Multimedia technology
KW - Music students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38749086088&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/BF03025830
DO - 10.1007/BF03025830
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:38749086088
SN - 1598-1037
VL - 8
SP - 12
EP - 26
JO - Asia Pacific Education Review
JF - Asia Pacific Education Review
IS - 1
ER -